Ranking Copilot unveils Chambers partnership to streamline directory submissions

Ranking Copilot has landed a partnership with Chambers, plugging its AI-powered platform directly into the legal directory’s submissions system in a move aimed at cutting the time spent on one of Big Law’s most time-consuming annual chores.

The tie-up gives firms using Ranking Copilot secure, direct access to Chambers’ submissions platform, allowing them to create and file submissions straight from their existing data. It follows Chambers’ decision to open up digital access to its system, and puts Ranking Copilot firmly inside the directory workflow for the first time.

Targeting the directory grind

Ranking Copilot says firms using its platform have slashed prep time from five to seven days to around 30 minutes, replacing long Word documents and email chains with structured data and AI-guided drafting aligned to Chambers’ requirements.

The new integration allows firms to submit directly to Chambers from Ranking Copilot, with automated referee management and consistency checks designed to cut errors and rework.

Jonathan Collins, Chambers’ chief strategy and transformation officer, said the company "understands the time law firms invest in creating submissions," adding that the move would "transform the process" and bring greater efficiency to rankings submissions.

Momentum builds

Ranking Copilot was founded by former Clifford Chance lawyer Dmytro Fedoruk. We covered the company last year as it set out to take on what Fedoruk called "one of the most inefficient processes in the legal industry".

Fedoruk said Ranking Copilot had gained traction with large firms, including pilots with the legal arms of two Big Four firms. The company has also just closed a fundraising round backed by a VC fund and angel investors as it looks to grow.

For Chambers - one of the two dominant players in legal rankings alongside the Legal 500 - the deal signals a willingness to open up its platform and rethink how submissions are handled.